Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
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Vladimir Ivashov as Alyosha Skvortsov |
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Zhanna Prokhorenko as Shura |
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Antonina Maksimova as Katerina, Alyosha's Mother |
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Nikolay Kryuchkov as The General |
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Evgeniy Urbanskiy as Vasya, the Invalid |
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Elza Lezhdey as Liza, the Invalid's Wife |
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry |
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Yevgeni Teterin as The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast' |
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Valentina Markova as Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor |
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Mariya Kremneva as Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife |
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Vladimir Pokrovskiy as Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father |
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Georgiy Yumatov as The Driver |
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Gennadiy Yukhtin as Seryozha Pavlov |
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Valentina Telegina as Old Woman Truck Driver |
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Lev Borisov as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy |
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Leonid Chubarov as Sergeant Major Mos'ko |
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Vladimir Kashpur as Ryaboy |
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Valentin Abramov as Joking Soldier in Train |
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Mikhail Dadyko as Alyosha's Train Companion |
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Semen Svashenko as Old Ukrainian |
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Nina Menshikova as Telegraph Office Clerk |
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Valentin Bryleev as The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy |
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Evgeniy Evstigneev as Truck Driver Who Changed His Mind |
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Yuriy Dubrovin as Pavlov's Buddy |
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Valentina Ananina as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Aleksey Bakhar as The Driver (uncredited) |
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Tatyana Barysheva as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Valentina Berezutskaya as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Vera Burlakova as The Woman with Baby (uncredited) |
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Aleksandra Danilova as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Marina Gavrilko as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) |
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Pyotr Kiryutkin as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
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Mayya Kokhanova as Ukrainian Refugee (uncredited) |
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Viktor Markin as The Soldier with Bandaged Hand (uncredited) |
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Radner Muratov as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
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Sergey Pryanishnikov as Pavlov's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Alevtina Rumyantseva as The Girl with Bucket (uncredited) |
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Vsevolod Sanayev as Part-bit (uncredited) |
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Artur Nishchyonkin as Alyosha's Train Companion (uncredited) |
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Pyotr Savin as The Soldier in Trench (uncredited) |
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Ekaterina Savinova as The Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Olga Shakhova as Resident of the Bombed House (uncredited) |
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Georgi Shapovalov as Soldier-driver (uncredited) |
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Nikolay Smorchkov as The Soldier at Ferry (uncredited) |
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Evgeniy Steblov as |
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Lyubov Sokolova as The Woman at Market (uncredited) |
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Elena Volskaya as Alyosha's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Yuriy Yakovlev as Narrator (uncredited) |
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Zoya Isaeva as The Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Directing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Director |
| Writing | Valentin Ezhov | Writer |
| Writing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Writer |
| Art | Boris Nemechek | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyudmila Ryashentseva | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariya Agofonova | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Sergey Mukhin | VFX Artist |
| Camera | Era Savelyeva | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Vladimir Nikolayev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Mikhail Ziv | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mariya Timofeyeva | Editor |
| Directing | M. Chernova | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Veniamin Kirshenbaum | Sound Director |
| Writing | Marianna Rooz | Script Editor |
| Visual Effects | Vanda Rylach | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | M. Sergienko | Military Consultant |
| Production | Pavel Danilyants | Executive Producer |
